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Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health

American economic journal. Economic policy, 2015-02, Vol.7 (1), p.172-211 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health
Author: Hoynes, Hilary ; Miller, Doug ; Simon, David
Subjects: Babies ; Birth weight ; Children ; Earned income ; Earned income tax credit ; Earnings ; Economic policy ; Estimated taxes ; Expenditures ; Fiscal policy ; Food stamps ; Income estimates ; Income taxes ; Infants ; Insurance coverage ; Labor supply ; Low birth weight ; Maternal & child health ; Prenatal care ; Single women ; Studies ; Tax credits ; Tax reform ; Welfare reform
Is Part Of: American economic journal. Economic policy, 2015-02, Vol.7 (1), p.172-211
Description: This paper uses quasi-experimental variation from federal tax reform to evaluate the effect of the EITC on infant health outcomes. We find that the EITC reduces the incidence of low birth weight and increases mean birth weight: a $1,000 treatment-on-the-treated leads to a 2 to 3 percent decline in low birth weight. Our results suggest that the candidate mechanisms include more prenatal care and less negative health behaviors (smoking). Additionally, we find a shift from public to private insurance coverage, and for some a reduction in insurance overall, indicating a potential change in the quality and perhaps quantity of coverage.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1945-7731
EISSN: 1945-774X
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20120179
Source: ProQuest Central

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